{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://meeks.house.gov/press-release/congressman-meeks-statement-nomination-rex-tillerson-secretary-state", "Congressman Meeks' Statement on Nomination of Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State", "2016-12-13", "2016", "2016-12", "Democrat", "House", "NY", "Gregory Meeks", "M001137", "meeks.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Meeks' Statement on Nomination of Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State\nWashington, D.C.\u2014Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks, issued the following statement after it was announced that EXXON Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson is nominated for Secretary of State:\n\u201cI remain highly skeptical of Mr. Tillerson\u2019s lack of diplomatic experience and close ties to the Kremlin. Diplomacy is markedly different than business. As President Elect Trump continues to cozy up to the Russian government, we\u2014Congress, federal agencies, the media, and the American people\u2014must be vigilant in sniffing out and resolving any conflicts of interests. The priorities of one of our government\u2019s public servants should never have to be questioned.\n\u201cI look forward to learning more about what policies Mr. Tillerson and President Elect Trump himself are to propose, given Mr. Trump\u2019s many existing foreign business dealings,\u00a0and his failure to consider reports from the patriots in our intelligence community.\u201d\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://meeks.house.gov/press-release/congressman-meeks-statement-nomination-rex-tillerson-secretary-state"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8501069862395525, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}